Gerry Hart

1 month ago | redpepper.org.uk | Gerry Hart

One of the perceived benefits of online media production is democratisation, whereby previous mechanisms of gatekeeping and exclusion can be circumvented with an internet connection. While a vibrant ecosystem of left-wing bloggers, podcasters and video essayists exists across YouTube, Twitch and TikTok (see issue 246), the mooted rise of an online left able to challenge the alt right has not met expectations.

2 months ago | redpepper.org.uk | Gerry Hart

Captain James Cook lands on Kanaky, naming the island ‘New Caledonia’ after the Latin name for Scotland. Admiral Auguste Febvrier-Despointes declares French sovereignty over Kanaky in the name of Emperor Louis Napoleon III. Nickel is discovered by Jules Garnier. As of 2024, Kanaky holds between of the world’s known nickel reserves, making up 90 per cent of the territory’s exports. Following the suppression of the Paris Commune, many communards are exiled to Kanaky.

Jul 11, 2024 | redpepper.org.uk | Gerry Hart

Immigration is not a real concern for voters, but the language around it is a major problem, writes Daniel Sohege

Nov 28, 2023 | redpepper.org.uk | Gerry Hart

Title: Tonight It’s a World We Bury: Black Metal, Red PoliticsAuthor: Bill PeelPublisher: RepeaterYear: 2023Black metal wants to destroy the world. With its signature shrieking vocals and harsh, abrasive instrumentation, it is replete with songs howling against modernity or dreaming of fiery, apocalyptic battles to come. But what form any new world should take is far less settled.

Sep 21, 2023 | unwinnable.com | Gerry Hart

This is an excerpt from the cover story of Unwinnable Monthly #167. If you like what you see, grab the magazine for less than ten dollars, or subscribe and get all future magazines for half price. ———The first time I encountered the Frenzied Flame of Chaos in Elden Ring was whilst I was exploring the Weeping Peninsula. I can’t quite remember what I was doing, but I do remember stumbling upon a village secluded in the woods, its only inhabitants gaunt, emaciated husks with burning eyes.